Statistics NZ

Migration estimates like playing darts blindfolded
21 Mar 19, 7:45am
Guest
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Brad Olsen of Infometrics says it’s increasingly difficult to make heads or tails of Statistics NZ's new migration numbers, and even harder to trust them
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NZ debts to other countries remain manageable
20 Mar 19, 2:31pm
Jenée Tibshraeny
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NZ's current account deficit slightly narrower than expected in December quarter; Late-2018 equity market wobbles contribute to NZ's net international liabilities jumping $11 billion 
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Migration heading back up with net gain of 58,391 in year to January
15 Mar 19, 11:37am
Greg Ninness
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Inward migration flows are rising again, back up towards the record levels of two years ago, Statistics NZ says. Revises previous estimate up
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New dwelling consents at 44-year high
1 Mar 19, 11:43am
Greg Ninness
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Growth in new dwelling consents was particularly strong in Auckland in January
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Record trade deficit for a January
27 Feb 19, 11:11am
admin
32 comments
Stats NZ says January deficit of $914 mln shows imports rising much faster than exports
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Net gain from migration estimated at 48,300 in 2018
15 Feb 19, 11:22am
Greg Ninness
78 comments
December's migration gain was bigger than December 2017 but the annual trend is still down
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Auckland's housing shortage may be about 20% smaller than earlier estimates
10 Feb 19, 6:02am
Greg Ninness
56 comments
New estimates showing much lower levels of migration have probably reduced the size of Auckland's housing shortage but it hasn't gone away
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Overseas buyers more active in property market in Q4 last year compared to Q3
8 Feb 19, 11:38am
Greg Ninness
39 comments
Central Auckland remains the most popular area for overseas buyers, who accounted for 13.7% of all sales in the area in Q4 2018
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Annual building consents rise 6.1%
4 Feb 19, 11:22am
Greg Ninness
47 comments
Statistics New Zealand figures show nationwide building consents have more than doubled in the last seven years, though the total for 2018 of 32,996 was below the peak seen in the mid-1970s
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Westpac economist says new home construction may already be keeping up with population growth
1 Feb 19, 12:09pm
Greg Ninness
126 comments
New figures showing population growth from migration is lower than previously thought means we'll need fewer new homes, says Westpac economist
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New migration measuring system shows net gain of just 43,400 in Nov year
25 Jan 19, 11:46am
Greg Ninness
154 comments
Statistics NZ's new system for measuring migration flows suggests net migration is significantly lower than previously stated
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Inflation rises in line with most economists' expectations in December
23 Jan 19, 11:00am
Jenée Tibshraeny
22 comments
No major surprises as inflation rises 0.1% in Dec quarter and 1.9% in year to Dec; Economists' OCR outlooks differ but remain unchanged
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Retail sales growth dives in December, up just +0.9% year-on-year
16 Jan 19, 11:43am
David Chaston
29 comments
Surprising analysts, December retail sales end 2018 on a very weak note, even after removing the impact of falling petrol prices
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5+ a day is cheaper
15 Jan 19, 11:15am
David Chaston
5 comments
Food prices are not rising - in fact healthy food prices are lower now than at the start of 2018. Better weather conditions kept prices of fruit & vegetables considerably lower
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New residential building up by 6.7% in year to October
30 Nov 18, 11:30am
Greg Ninness
24 comments
The number of stand alone houses and retirement village units being consented is declining while multi-unit housing is growing strongly, Statistics NZ says
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Auckland's housing shortage has grown by 34,000 in the last five years
25 Nov 18, 6:02am
Greg Ninness
102 comments
New figures show Auckland's housing shortage is still getting worse but should start to decline in the next one to two years
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Net gain from migration at its lowest level since September 2015
22 Nov 18, 11:54am
Greg Ninness
114 comments
Population growth from migration is continuing to decline but remained above 60,000 in the year to October
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Average value of home alterations declining in Auckland
18 Nov 18, 6:02am
Greg Ninness
56 comments
Average value of dwelling alterations consented in Auckland down 16.6% compared to last year's peak
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New dwelling consents down 7.6% in September compared to a year ago
31 Oct 18, 11:49am
Greg Ninness
5 comments
New dwelling consents took a breather in September, mainly due to a drop in the number of stand alone houses and apartments being consented, while townhouse and home unit consents were up
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Collins: Foreign buyer ban reducing housing supply
30 Oct 18, 5:10pm
Jenée Tibshraeny
90 comments
Collins slates Twyford's KiwiBuild for not serving those most in need, but is comfortable with nearly 10% of residential property purchases in central Auckland being made by foreigners
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30 Oct 18, 12:09pm
Overseas buyers account for almost 10% of residential property sales in central Auckland
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30 Oct 18, 11:07am
Housing costs to income ratio remains unchanged from 2008
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23 Oct 18, 12:44pm
Auckland's new housing supply now almost keeping up with population growth
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19 Oct 18, 11:32am
Net migration gain lowest for a September month since 2014
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28 Sep 18, 11:25am
Number of new homes consented in Auckland hits record high
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26 Sep 18, 1:02pm
NZ's August trade deficit widest monthly deficit on record
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21 Sep 18, 11:33am
August's net migration gain the lowest since 2013
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16 Sep 18, 6:31am
Do-ups to the fore as housing alterations hit record high
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1 Sep 18, 10:41am
Migration by the numbers: what is up and what is down
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30 Aug 18, 11:20am
New dwelling consents gathering real momentum in Auckland
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21 Aug 18, 11:23am
Migration pushed NZ population up by 63,779 in July year
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14 Aug 18, 11:07am
NZ population pushes towards 5 million
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10 Aug 18, 11:45am
Average building costs declining for Auckland apartments
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31 Jul 18, 11:33am
New dwelling consents eased in June but remain higher year-on-year
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27 Jul 18, 11:40am
Overseas buyer activity increasing in central Auckland, mostly down elsewhere
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20 Jul 18, 11:43am
June migration gain down 31% compared to June last year
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6 Jul 18, 10:00am
This week's guest Top 10
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29 Jun 18, 11:25am
New dwelling consents at 15 year high in Auckland
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22 Jun 18, 11:36am
Net migration gain in May down 25.5% compared to a year ago
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7 Jun 18, 11:39am
Nearly 20% of central Auckland properties being sold to overseas buyers
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5 Jun 18, 2:21pm
New houses are getting smaller in Auckland, bringing building costs down
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30 May 18, 11:21am
Building consents rise in Auckland, fall in most other regions
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21 May 18, 11:27am
Monthly migration gain smallest since May 2014
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4 May 18, 12:25pm
Unraveling some of the mysteries of rent behaviour
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2 May 18, 10:57am
Unemployment falls for fifth consecutive quarter
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